TM 3/c, U. S. Navy.  Born Sep 25, 1925.  Entered service Oct 1942, San Diego, Calif.; Hawaii; Australia.  Killed in action Apr 4, 1944.  Awarded PH, 3 BS, Unit Cit., Sub. Combat Bar.  Attended Townsville H. S.  Baptist.  Son of Mrs. J. E. Twisdale, RFD 5, Oxford, N. C.

Cpl., U. S. Army.  Born May 3, 1922.  Entered service Nov 8, 1940, Schofield Bks., T. H.; Australia; Biak; Dutch E. Indies; New Guinea.  Awarded 3 BS, CIB.  Attended Townsville School.  Baptist.  Son of Mrs. J. E. Twisdale, Oxford, NC and Mr. Allen W. Abbott.  Husband of Mrs. Anna Mae Twisdale Abbott, RFD 5, Oxford.

Cpl., U.S. Army.  Born Oct 2, 1923.  Entered service Feb 8, 1943, Ft. Bragg, N. C.: New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon; Okinawa, Japan.  Awarded 4 BS, Unit Cit.  Attended Henderson H. S.  Methodist.  Son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Gordon E. Allen, Sr., Henderson, N, C.

S 1/c, U.S. Navy.  Born Oct 7, 1925.  Entered service Dec., 1943, Bainbridge, Md.; New Guinea; Philippines, Okinawa; Guam.  Awarded 3 Battle Stars.  Attended Henderson H. S.  Methodist.  Son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Gordon E. Allen, Sr., Henderson, N. C.

Pfc., U. S. Army.  Born Dec 31, 1926.  Entered service May 29, 1945, Ft. Bragg, N. C; Japan.  Attended Aycock H. S.  Baptist.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Allen, Sr.,  R. 2, Henderson, NC

Pfc., U.S. Army.  Born July 3, 1926.  Entered service Sep, 1944, Camp Robinson, Ark., Philippines Isles.  Awarded 2 BS, Unit Cit.  Attended Henderson schools.  Baptist.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Askew, 803 Davis St., Henderson, N. C.

Pfc., U.S. Army.  Born July 19, 1923.  Entered service July 28, 1944, Ft. McClellan, Ala.; Germany; France; Belgium; Luxembourg.  Awarded PH, BS, G. Cond. M. Attended Delhi H. S.  Methodist.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. Elija M. Averett, 105 Dorset Ave., Portsmouth, Va.

S/Sgt., U.S. Army.  Born Feb. 22, 1925.  Entered service Aug. 16, 1944, Camp Wheeler, Ga.;  France, Germany.  Awarded Battle Star.  Attended Elon Col.  Christian Church.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Ayscue, Sr., Rt. 1, Henderson, N. C.

Cpl., U. S. Army.  born Sept. 12, 1916.  Entered service Apr. 20, 1942,  Keesler Field, Miss.;  Kansas City, Mo., France; Germany; China-Burma-India.  Attended Epsom H. S.  Christian Church.  Son of Mrs. Bertha S. Mitchell, RFD 1, Kittrell, N. C.

SSML 3/c, U.S. Navy.  Born Apr. 20. 1925.  Entered service July 31. 1943, Bainbridge, Md.;  Pacific Theatre.  Awarded 5 BS.  Attended Henderson H. S.  Baptist.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Baker,  Hendrson, N. C.

S/Sgt., U. S. Army.  Born Sept. 22, 1921.  Entered service Oct. 6, 1942, Camps Atterbury, Ind., Breckinridge, Ky; England, France.  Awarded PH, CIB, 2 BS.  Attended Spring Hope H. S.  Baptist.  Son of Mrs. Mary Baker, 1270 Walter St., Henderson, N. C.

Sgt., U.S. Army.  Born May 1, 1920. Entered service Dec. 6, 19142, Miami Beach, Fla.;  England; France; Luxembourg; Germany.  Awarded 2 BS, CIB, Unit Cit., G. Cond. M.  Attended Aycock School.  Methodist.  Son of Mrs. Mamie B. Coley, Henderson, N. C.  Husband of Mrs. Virginia Spain Ball, RFD 2, Henderson

Cpl., U. S. Army.  Born Sept. 12, 1915,.  Entered service Aug., 1942,  Ft. Bragg, N. C.;  Camps Sutton, Butner, N. C.  Awarded G. Cond. M.  Attended Zeb Vance H. S.  Methodist.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Barnes, Sr., Henderson, N. C.  Husband of Mrs. Florine Brame Barnes, 311 Andrews Ave., Henderson, N. C.

Pfc., U. S. Army.  Born Oct. 6, 1925.  Enterd service July, 1943, Ft. Mc

Clellan, Ala.; England; France; Belgium; Holland; Germany.  Awarded 3 BS, Unit Cit., Fourragere, G. Cond. M..  Attended Zeb Vance H. S.  Methodist.  son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Barnes, Sr., Rt. 4, Henderson, N. C.

SKD  3/c, U.S. Navy.  born May 31, 1925.  Entered service Sept., 1944, Bainbridge, Md.;  Pearl Harbor; Okinawa; China.  Attended Henderson H. S.  Methodist.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Baskett, Rt. 3, Henderson, N. C.

Pfc., U.S. Army.  Born Nov. 16, 1927.  Ented service may 29, 1945,  Kansas City, Mo.; Ft. warren, Wyo.;  England;  France; Germany.  Attended Henderson H. S.  Baptist.  Son of Mr. Mrs. A. T. Beard, 1044 N. Garnett St., Henderson, N. C.

Pvt., U.S. Army.  Born May 13, 1920.  Entered service July 29, 1944, Ft. McClellan, Ala.;  Europe.  Killed in action in France, Feb 4, 1945.  Awarded PH, SS, BS.  Attended Middleburg H. S.  Baptist.  Son of Mrs. R. V. Bennett, Sr.,  Middleburg, N. C.  husband of Mrs. Mary Harrison Bennett, Henderson, N. C.

Cpl., U. S. Army.  Born Feb 1, 1925.  Entered service may 29, 1943, Vancouver Bks., Wash.;  St. Johns, Oreg.;  England; France; Germany.  Awarded BS, G. Cond. M.  Attended Dabney H. S.  Baptist.  Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Blackmon, Rt. 4, Henderson, N. C.

F 1/c, U.S. Navy.  Born Aug. 20, 1927.  Entered service Oct. 18, 1945, Camp Peary, Va.;  Shoemaker, Calif.; Balboa; Panama; Hawaii; Japan.  Attended N. C. State Col.  Baptist.  Son of Mr.s and Mrs. George B. Blum, Sr., Middleburg, N. C.

T/5, U. S. Army.  Born Jan 30, 1926.  Entered service Jan 20, 1945, Camp Blanding, Fla.;  Meade, Md.;  Ft. Ord, Camp Anza, Calif.;  Phiippines.  Awarded G. Cond. M.  Attended H. S.  Baptist.  Son of Mrs. H. W. Bowen, RFD 1, Henderson, N. C.